Plants 
Viola Cornuti Mauve Queen, Farquhar, Boston. 
Purple Petunia, Herman Heubler, Groton, Mass. 
Father Hugh's Rose (Rosa Hugosis) . Conard & Jones, West Grove, 
Pa. Also Farquhar, Boston. 
Clematis Elinor Mosher (Large White Climber). Bobbink & 
Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. 
Rare late Lilac (Syringa Villosa). Hicks & Sons, Westbury, L. I. 
Delphinium Moerhemi (which will not seed but should be used 
more in our gardens as in Mrs. Pirie's exquisite border at Lake Forest). 
Bobbink & Atkins. 
Hanny Pfeiderer Phlox (Cream White); Caran d'Ache Phlox. 
Elm Leigh Nurseries, Putney, Vermont. 
Saturea Montana. Henry Dreer, Philadelphia. 
Pot Grown rare Wall Garden plants from Enghsh seed. Palisade 
Nurseries, SparkUl, N. Y. 
Mrs. Robert C. Hill Anna Gilman Hill. 
960 Park Avenue 
New York 
The Rose in the Balkans 
One of the major commodities aiding in the return of at least one 
belligerent nation to a peace time basis is the Rose. Bulgaria is 
negotiating now for an exchange of Rose oil for Wheat to relieve the 
food situation in that country. The Bulgarian Government controls 
the export stocks and has fixed a price of $17.50 an ounce for this com- 
modity. 
The great bulk of the Bulgarian Rose oil is distilled in small quan- 
tities by individual peasants. The crop season is short and a tremen- 
dous quantity of Roses must be handled to produce even a small 
amount of the oil. There are, of course, large companies doing this 
work on a much larger scale, but even these are glad to purchase the 
product of the peasants. The normal crop is from 35,000 to 40,000 
kilos. The wear has played havoc with the industry, however, and the 
probabilities are that the oil now available will be about one-half 
that amount. 
The importance of this industry is further manifested by the 
organization of the Bank of Roses in Sofia. This is to be a banking and 
trading institution with a capital of 4,000,000 francs. 
— Exchange. 
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